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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: QwkTrip project car ('89 Firebird big block) |
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'89 Firebird project car. Also includes original 6 cylinder engine, rearend, and suspension. Has original hydraulic clutch. Sold 'As Is' $10K. Richland, WA.
- 468 big block chevy custom built. All forged.
- Crower supercharger cam
- B&M low profile roots blower, hand polished, needs rebuild
- Custom built tri-Y headers by Lemons Headers
- March serpentine pulleys and brackets
- Fluidampr
- Original tachometer custom calibrated for 8-cylinder engine from 200 - 8000 rpm
- Aeromotive 1300 Hp electric fuel pump
- MSD 6AL BTM iginition box with adjustable rev limiter, boost retard, and in-cab timing advance adjustment knob (I can't remember but it might be a 2 stage rev limiter)
- Have both a SFI approved flex plate and flywheel
- TH400 transmission custom built. Kevlar bands.
- TCI 2800 stall converter with anti-ballooning plates
- Strange 12 bolt rearend with SuperPosi and 1LE brakes, 3.73 gears
- Spohn competition fully adjustable torque arm with tranny crossmember
- Kenny Brown competition fully adjustable panhard bar and lower control arms
- Kenny Brown subframe connectors, welded in place
- Global West steering box brace
- Shocks are valve matched set from Ground Control Racing, Bilstien Sport front struts, Koni 3-way adjustable rear shocks
- Suspension Techniques front lowering springs and rear variable rate springs
- Suspension Techniques anti-sway bars
- **Sold** PA Racing chromoly engine crossmember setup for both factory springs and coil over springs
- Extra set of PA Racing adjustable front coil over springs, high lift drag springs rated for weight of big block
- ROH 'RT' style wheels, 17x9
- Nitto 555R drag radials rear, 275/40-R17
- Nitto 555 tires front, 245/45-R17
- 4th gen center console
- Tinted windows
- Always garaged, owner since 1992
- Computer has been removed along with all associated wiring, I did my best but it has never been tested for proper operation, no guarantees of my handy work. I am an engineer so I'm fairly capable.
- A/C removed but all parts are there
- Mouse recently got inside and pooped on carpet. I will purchase and drop ship a brand new carpet to your house.
- Not a doctored photo... paint is really that nice. Hood does not fit with supercharger in place. Needs cowl or engine dropped.

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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| BTW, this car should get deep into the 11's all day long in street trim. |
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85 T/A WS6 Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 539 Location: Buckley
1985 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: |
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I hate it when a plan doesnt come together  _________________
1985 Trans Am Recaro Option (AS5)
67,000 miles 5.0 TPI Hi Flow MAF
TPI Airfoil w/Bypass Flowmaster WS6 (.92g)
3:27 Borg Warner Posi K&N Filtration |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: |
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The Firebird just doesn't rank very high any more. It's part of growing up.  |
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85 T/A WS6 Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 539 Location: Buckley
1985 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: |
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I dunno, I dont see any negitive aspects of starting something and then completing it, but then again I have one of those unfinished deals myself.
(Begin Thread Hijak Here)
Here is an example of one that got done, my brothers TT:
From this:
To This:
You can count the number of TT fastbacks made on one hand, if you had 2 fingers  |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Holy SH**!!
Wait.... that's an April Fool's picture.....  |
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83Z28BlackBetty Bam-Ba-Lam

Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 2083 Location: Aloha
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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85 T/A WS6,
That looks amazing! But I have no idea what I'm looking at. Whats a TT? twin turbo?
I wish I had some money because I would love to buy your car Quick Trip, but I have nothing. Unless you want to trade me for my 1983 Z28. Tell ya what...straight across. I'll tell my rich friends about it though
~JAKE _________________ 1983 Z-28 5.7 LT1, T56, Headman headers, BW 9 Bolt Posi Disc, WS6 suspension
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Jake. Word of mouth is the best kind of advertising!  |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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| 83Z28BlackBetty wrote: | 85 T/A WS6,
That looks amazing! But I have no idea what I'm looking at. Whats a TT? twin turbo? |
Yup. Looks like a nice tuck job, turbos in front of the manifolds, and then it looks like the Y into a single intercooler. Kinda hard to tell from that angle though. |
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85 T/A WS6 Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 539 Location: Buckley
1985 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| 83Z28BlackBetty wrote: | 85 T/A WS6,
That looks amazing! But I have no idea what I'm looking at. Whats a TT? twin turbo?
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Thanks He has a few mags pounding down his door for a feature.
It is a twin turbo charged 331.
Here is the story:
http://home.inreach.com/ekyock/TT331FB_WEB |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Real nice looking dyno curve on that. |
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83Z28BlackBetty Bam-Ba-Lam

Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 2083 Location: Aloha
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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that is truely a work of art. I couldn't imagine going through all that. _________________ 1983 Z-28 5.7 LT1, T56, Headman headers, BW 9 Bolt Posi Disc, WS6 suspension
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| TTT. C'mon... somebody is thinking hard about this. Just make me an offer. I am going to be home for a few days 1st week in August. That would be a great time to hand everything off to the new owner. |
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Dewey316 The Lama

Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Dang it Jon.
I spent all afternoon trying to figure how in the world I could afford to buy it. Man, if I had the money, I would her in a heart beat. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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How about I keep the engine, big block specific parts, and tranny, but give you the Holley 4Di 900 cfm fuel injection package and reduce the price by a significant amount? That way you have a prepped chassis and nearly new programmable fuel injection package to make up for the fact that I tore out the computer controls. I still have all the parts for the air conditioning. Just drop in your own engine and manual transmission. Remember... it was a manual tranny car.
Let's get creative and make a deal, Dewey. Just bring a trailer in early August and take my baby away to give it new life.
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Dewey316 The Lama

Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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hehe, I already have a pretty nice chassis. The big-block and 12 bolt are the parts that I really want.
Honestly, I have no room for another car now, and no way I could afford to buy it.
I have always thought your car was one of the coolest projects around, I really really hope that whoever buys the car takes great care of it!
(and yes, I really crunched some numbers, to see if I could afford to take a loan out for it, and what not. If there was any feasable way for me to bring that car home, you would have heard from me by now!
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I'll also add, for anyone who might be interested. I saw the car a couple of years ago in person (I may have been the last crewbie to actualy see it), and I will go on record saying, that the car is absolutly just a good looking in person, as it is in the photos. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, Dewey. I appreciate your good words. Odds are that time is on your side. That car has been sitting in the garage for years. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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| TTT. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| FYI - I'm going to be in Richland, WA on Friday August 4th. It is the only time I will be there with my car for the next year or more. If you have a hankering to buy my car then this would be the best time because you would be able to work directly with me instead of a 3rd party. I live in Illinois. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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TTT. You never know...  |
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